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Kwantlen hooks grant to study fish disease

By MELBAH GRACE JACOB Kwantlen Polytechnic University has received a $278,000 grant to study disease-causing bacteria harmful to the B.C. salmon population.  The money comes from the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation…

Technology changes in diabetes treatment

By JACOB ARON LEUNG This story was originally published on Nov. 28, 2023.  A new B.C.-based study is showing promising results for people with Type 1 diabetes who are using a prototypical stem cell-based device to reduce reliance on…

SFU students tackle AI ethical dilemmas

By Milica Anic Students at Simon Fraser University say the implementation of ethics is key for a progressive future with artificial intelligence With growing developments in artificial intelligence, SFU students presented research…

A new reason to B positive

By Nils Rummler A new research project aims to make blood types become obsolete, helping to ease Canada’s blood shortage. Dr. Stephen Withers, a researcher in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at UBC, and his colleagues are…

B.C. to expect more foreign family doctors

By Kalvin Moses B.C. is expanding the number of internationally educated doctors allowed to practice in B.C., in order to meet the demand of the province’s shortage of family doctors International doctors are coming A practice…

Virus scorches blueberry farms

By Nicholas Naylor The blueberry bush-killing scorch virus has been a common issue to B.C. farms, but virus mutations are making detection and treatments more difficult. According to the BC Blueberry Council, several viruses affect…
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